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Approximately 2 million
vehicles are scrapped in the UK every year and 0.6 million
of these vehicles go directly to scrap yards
Source: DEFRA
The End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive (2000/53/EC)
aims to reduce the amount of waste produced from ELVs
as well as increasing the recovery and recycling rates
of waste materials that arise from ELVs. The ELV directive
requires that:
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Vehicle producers restrict the use of certain heavy
metals in new vehicles, increase the amount of recyclable
materials used in manufactures, mark certain vehicle
components to aid recycling and provide dismantling
information for new vehicles
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From 2007 vehicle producers must also provide free
take back of vehicles (treatment but not transport
costs) if such vehicles have a negative or nil value
when scrapped;
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ELVs can only be scrapped (‘treated’)
by authorised treatment facilities (with a waste
management license), which must meet tightened environmental
standards.
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ELVs are depolluted prior to dismantling, recycling
or disposal
Most of the provisions of the ELV Directive were transposed
into UK law by the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations
2003. However, articles 5 and 7 of the directive which
relate to producer responsibility (free take back and
targets for re-use, recycling and recovery) were not
covered by these Regulations. These articles will be
transposed into UK law in 2005 by the End-of-life Vehicles
(Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005.
Links to further information
End
of Life Vehicle Regulations 2003
DEFRA
Guidance on the Part VII and Schedule 5 of the End of
Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 - the keeping and treatment
of waste motor
vehicles and conditions of site licences
DTI
End of Life Vehicle Guidance
DTI
Guidance on depolluting ELVs
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